GitHub Power Links

Generate deep links for GitHub profiles, repositories, issues, and more.

Stop guessing GitHub URLs. Instantly create the exact link you need.

Overview

GitHub Power Links is a simple web tool that takes a GitHub username (required) and an optional repository name, and generates a comprehensive set of useful GitHub URLs.

It’s designed for:

• Exploring profiles quickly
• Debugging repositories
• Finding hidden or hard-to-navigate GitHub pages
• Power users who want faster access to GitHub insights

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Features

• Explorer mode for bulk profile and repository links
• Builder mode for creating one precise GitHub URL with:
  • Plain URL
  • Markdown link
  • Badge markdown
  • HTML link/button
• Search Explorer mode with curated GitHub search query templates
• Copy individual outputs and copy all explorer links as a markdown list
• Input parsing that accepts usernames/repos or full GitHub URLs
• Visual help GIFs in Builder mode (when available)

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Demo

Once deployed on GitHub Pages:

https://YOUR-USERNAME.github.io/github-power-links/

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Getting Started (Local Development)

1. Install dependencies

npm install

2. Run the app

npm run dev

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Build

npm run build

Output will be in:

/dist

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Deploy to GitHub Pages

1. Set base path

In vite.config.js:

base: '/github-power-links/'

2. Add GitHub Actions workflow

Create:

.github/workflows/deploy.yml

name: Deploy to GitHub Pages

on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
  workflow_dispatch:

permissions:
  contents: read
  pages: write
  id-token: write

jobs:
  deploy:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: 20
      - run: npm ci
      - run: npm run build
      - uses: actions/configure-pages@v5
      - uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
        with:
          path: ./dist
      - uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4

3. Enable Pages

• Go to Settings → Pages
• Set Source to GitHub Actions

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Example Output

For:

Username: octocat
Repo: Hello-World

You’ll get links like:

• https://github.com/octocat
• https://github.com/octocat?tab=repositories
• https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/issues
• https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pulse
• https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/graphs/contributors

When using Copy all links in Explorer mode, the clipboard output is markdown-formatted:

## Profile Links

- **Profile:** [Profile](https://github.com/octocat)
- **Repositories:** [Repositories](https://github.com/octocat?tab=repositories)

## Repository Links

- **Repository:** [Repository](https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World)
- **Issues:** [Issues](https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/issues)

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Use Cases

• Share a direct link to your open issues
• Link users to a pre-filled issue form
• Jump to repo activity (pulse, insights)
• Build profile/dashboard links

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Future Ideas

• Shareable links (?u=username&r=repo)
• Search/filter patterns in Builder mode
• Saved presets for commonly used link patterns
• One-click import/export of custom search templates
• GitHub API integration

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Tech Stack

• React
• Vite
• Tailwind CSS

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License

MIT

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Contributing

Pull requests are welcome.

Ideas for contributions:

• Add new GitHub URL patterns
• Improve UI/UX
• Add export formats
• Improve mobile responsiveness

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Author

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